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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters One through Three.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who comes to take Blue Bird and her grandmother back to their people?
(a) Her estranged husband, Star Elk.
(b) The chief of her tribe.
(c) Blue Bird's cousin, Black Eagle.
(d) The spirit of her father.

2. What are Dakota women taught is important from early childhood?
(a) Prayer to God.
(b) Pleasing their husband with cooking.
(c) Keeping a night watch.
(d) Living an honorable life.

3. Why does Star Elk treat Blue Bird badly?
(a) He is in love with another woman.
(b) She treats him horribly.
(c) He is jealous of the way other men look at her.
(d) He believes she is possessed by a demon.

4. Where does Blue Bird spend the night after Waterlily is born?
(a) In the midst of the growing water lilies.
(b) With her cousin.
(c) In her husband's bed.
(d) In a hammock by the river.

5. What happens after Blue Bird and her grandmother wander alone for a few days in Chapter 2?
(a) They come to a town where they find a hotel.
(b) They find a camp circle that welcomes them in.
(c) They are haunted by several ghosts.
(d) They learn to hunt and fish.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Blue Bird believe is the significance of the unseen voice she hears after praying for her daughter in Chapter 3?

2. How did the people in the camp justify the way Blue Bird and Star Elk went about marrying?

3. What is all Blue Bird is good for, according to Star Elk?

4. What did Star Elk question about Blue Bird twice publicly?

5. Who does Star Elk summon to be with them when he takes Blue Bird to his family?

(see the answer key)

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